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Patriots player Danny Amendola gets a clean shave from Adam Briere of Art of Shaving to kick off 'Movember' and raise funds for men's health awareness at Gillette Stadium, Tuesday, October 29, 2013.

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FOXBORO — The Patriots filled a huge need at the NFL trade deadline last season when they acquired cornerback Aqib Talib. The goal was the same yesterday, and it looks like mission accomplished.

Given how the Pats were exposed in recent weeks by the running games of the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, the defense needed a big body to help clog the middle, and that’s exactly what they secured from the Philadelphia Eagles in 6-foot-2, 330-pound nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga.

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